Chippin' Away

Our next big trip is well into the future.  We're planning on traveling up to Tom, Jr's in Upstate New York in late August for one of my granddaughter's wedding reception.  Then we're planning on heading on up into Canada.  Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is probably as far up as we'll get.  In preparation, we applied for our passport cards (don't need full blown passports) a couple of weeks ago.

Progress on Pumpkin's bed remake is ongoing...slow, but ongoing.  We've got the mattresses ready and Joyce has the center cushion that goes between the mattresses made and covered.  We're engineering a seat backrest for the cushion where I'll sit/lounge and watch TV or movies.  We're on hold right now awaiting some straps I ordered.

Joyce has made a "sock" from a canvas fabric that fits over the forward end of the center cushion.  When the straps come in, she'll sew four of them underneath the top section of the sock.  These will create a four strap back support that will attach to the ceiling, probably to the rear shade valance.  The straps will get a canvas covering which will form a kind of hammock shaped back for my chair.

In the meantime, we hope to make a few shorter trips before August and who knows, we may wind up in Idaho again in June.